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  • Atarian Video Game Magazine (May/June 1989)

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    Atarian Video Game Magazine, Issue Number 1, May/June 1989

    While most companies that have produced video game consoles have tried their hand at an official magazine for that console, no one ever quite had the success of Nintendo with Nintendo Power. At the opposite end of the scale, we have Atarian which was only produced for a few issues. It wasn’t that the magazine was especially horrible, it’s just that at this time, Atari was mostly pushing games that had been published years in the past. The first issue from May/June 1989 includes:

    Interview

    • Nolan Bushnell – Whye the “Father of Video Games” came back to Atari.

    Reviews

    • Secret Quest
    • Tower Toppler
    • Summer Games
    • Fight Night
    • Impossible Mission
    • Double Dunk
    • Crime Buster
    • Karateka
    • Water Ski
    • Super Baseball

    Departments

    • Mailbag – Some of the many letters you’ve sent us
    • Top 30 – Your favorite 10 games for the 2600, 7800, and XE
    • Tips & Tricks – Short tips for playing 9 of your favorite games
    • Adventures of Atari – Our new superhero battles Ninja-Endo and his vile schemes
    • Puzzlers – Paper and pencil puzzles for a break from the joystick

    Features

    • Previews – Check out these 8 hot new titles coming soon to a store near you
    • Sports Superstars – To relax, Doug Williams, Ozzie Smith, and Spud Webb all play Atari video games
    • XE Game System – Spectacular graphics, power, expandability, and an extensive game library for under $100

    Playing Strategy

    • Necromancer
    • Donkey Kong Jr.
    • Desert Falcon

    …and more!




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  • A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing, Issue Number 69, February 1989

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    February 1989 issue of Analog Computing

    ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit magazine, at least in the U.S. This is a very late issue as 1989 was the last year of publication for ANALOG. The February 1989 issue includes:

    Features

    • Trial by Fire – Save bouncing babies from a burning nursery in this clever and hilarious Action! game.
    • Color Set – Get your Atari’s color registers set just the way you want them with this “visual” aid.
    • Master Memory Map, Part VII – The official ANALOG Computing Atari memory map continues.
    • Bits & Pieces: UPS – The good doctor shows you how to build an uniteruptable power supply for your 8-bit computer.
    • ANALOG Reader Survey – Here’s your chance to tell us what you want to see in your favorite Atari magazine.
    • Variable Name Table Editor – Want to rename variables without having to go through the entire program, changing them one by one? This utility will do the trick.
    • Star Rider – This action arcade shoot-’em-up comes all the way from merry old England.

    Reviews

    • XF551 Disk Drive (Atari Corp.)
    • Print Power (Hi-Tech Expressions)

    Columns

    • Boot Camp
    • Games Design Workshop
    • Database Delphi
    • The End User

    Departments

    • Editorial
    • Reader Comment
    • 8-Bit News
    • BASIC Editor II
    • M/L Editor

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